Sloppy Joe - A Childhood Classic We recently thought of something neither of us has had in quite some time, Sloppy Joe. As soon as I brought it up, Matt told me to text a friend of his for his recipe. Adding, that this friend always made it for parties. For…
Ras El Hanout - Moroccan Spice Blend This spice blend is so flavorful and easy to put together with many spices you probably already have. Ras El Hanout basically translates to "top shelf" and that it is. Literally it translates in Arabic to "top/head of the shelf" but you get it.…
Slater's 50/50 is Bacon Heaven Over ten years ago now, I saw Slater's 50/50 featured on Bacon Paradise on The Travel Channel. On one of my many trips to Southern California before moving here, I visited the original Slater's in Anaheim Hills. In the years since, we've visited the original as…
Potato Recipes for Every Meal The potato is such a versatile food, you can enjoy it with every meal, hot or cold, sliced, diced, mashed, boiled, baked, and grilled. In this post we will share some interesting and intriguing potato recipes from around the world. Some of these recipes you may…
18 Folds - Anaheim, California After many a trip to the nearby brewery, Monkish, I was curious about 18 Folds. Immediately I knew it was dumplings of some sort after reading how a proper Chinese dumpling has 18 folds, no more no less. 18 is considered a lucky number in Chinese…
Cheesy Chicken Chimichangas - Simple yet Flavorful Believed to be created in Arizona, Chimichangas are a Mexican food inspired and somewhat related dish. Like, a cousin of Mexican food. A lot of times, they're considered Tex-Mex, though I have seen them in plenty of Mexican restaurants as well (albeit all in…
Ukrainian Food - Comfort for the Soul Perhaps I'm biased. I grew up in an area where Eastern European food reigns king: pierogi, halushki, halupki, or whatever names other regions have for those foods. So all of these foods are a form of comfort to me, a reminder of home, of…
Buffalo Chicken Wraps - Easy, Quick, & Tasty Looking for something simple to make one night, I browsed through our pantry, fridge, and freezer. Seeing what we had and needed to use, I came up with these super simple Buffalo Chicken Wraps. Now I know they're simple enough that anyone could…
Christmas meals around the world - meals inspried by 4 countries + 1 we have every year.... This year I had the idea to expand our interest in eating around the world into Christmas meals around the world. Browsing some different meal ideas and websites I decided upon: GermanyChileGuyanaJapanUkraine Ok, so…
Swedish meatballs - simple yet flavorful Usually when I think of Swedish Meatballs, my mind goes right to Ikea. If we stop in early enough, I like to pop into the cafe for the famous meatballs. You can also buy them in store along with the cream mix: But then, I…